Head of Buddha

Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa Kalān68
Description
The skull is slightly brachycephalic. The bun uṣnīṣa and the hair are treated in deepened furrows parallel to the forehead. The face, mutilated at the left eye and nose, is thin and oval. The eyelids are almost entirely closed over the eye. The earlobes are deformed. The ūrṇā cannot be distinguished.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 33cm × L: 19cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17285
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 33cm × L: 19cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
Guimet Museum
Museum inventory No.
MG 17285
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration